Who was Tokyo Rose? — During World War II, Allied troops often listened to Japanese propaganda, and they nick-named the English-speaking, female broadcasters "Tokyo Rose." After the war, the hunt to find them was on — and Iva d’Aquino found herself on trial for treason.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
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iPM 2012.11.17 - BBC Radio 4
This week iPM marks the seventieth anniversary of Operation Freshman, a raid on a facility in Norway, that was crucial to the development of the Nazi’s atomic bomb programme during the Second World War.
Hear how it went tragically wrong and about the way the operation has been largely forgotten, despite the heroism.
Duration: 15 minutes
First broadcast: Saturday 17 November 2012
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To The Best of Our Knowledge: Alan Turing
The driving force behind modern computers, Alan Turing was born a hundred years ago. He launched the digital age, founded the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence, and helped the British win WWII by cracking the Nazi "Enigma" codes. He was persecuted by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual, and committed suicide at age 41. His life ended tragically, but his brilliance lives in the computers we use every day. We celebrate the Alan Turing Year.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
Codes! Axis Cryptography in WWII — In this special episode co-hosted by TechStuff’s Jonathan Strickland, the focus is on the codes, cipher machines, and cryptologists of World War II. Tune in to learn more about the Enigma Machine, Alan Turing, Code Talkers and more.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Match of Death — After the Nazis invaded Kiev, a bakery owner asked some Ukrainian soccer players to form a team. Their team was pitted against occupying powers. Many say their crucial victory over the Germans led to their deaths. But how much of the story is true?
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Operation Mincemeat, Part 2 — Operation Mincemeat aimed to relay false information to the Nazis by dropping a corpse where they would find it, along with fake documents. The British agents gave their corpse a backstory to make it more believable. But was the story too good to be true?
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
Operation Mincemeat — Once the Allies invaded North Africa, the Nazis began planning. Both sides knew Sicily was the obvious choice for the next Allied invasion, so the Allies needed some subterfuge. Luckily, the British had an idea — and all they needed was a dead body.
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History of rioting in Britain - Late Night Live - 16 August 2011
Donald Thomas talks about criminality in Britain, boing back to the eighteenth century and puts the recent London riots into a historical context.
Guests:
Donald Thomas, Associate Research Professor in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University.Publications:
Title: Villain’s Paradise: A History of Britain’s Underworld
Author: Donald Thomas
Publisher: Pegasus Books (2006)Title: Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly
Author: Donald Thomas
Publisher: Pegasus (2010)http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2011/3294070.htm
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BBC During WWII
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